Category Archives: Media watch

CalPERS Admits It Is Nowhere on Its New Private Scheme After More Than Two Years

Why CalPERS’ private equity “new business model” dithering is looking an awful lot like Brexit.

What the April 15 Emerson Democratic Primary Poll Says About Emerson and Sanders

It’s 2016 all over again, as the press and analysts go to unusual lengths to ignore Sanders’ gains.

John Helmer: The Julian Assange Case Now Puts the US on Trial in a British Court – Is There a Get-Out-of-Jail Card for Assange?

A disucssion of legal issues in the Assange extradition case.

Americans Have No Idea What “Freedom of the Press” Means

Why First Amendment “freedom of the press” protections are far broader than most Americans realize.

Assange Arrest and Extradition Round-Up

The indictment (for Manning, not DNC email), the theory of the case (not “hacking,” please), the assault on journalism, horrid takes, and details of the arrest.

Brexit: Shambles

More Brexit faffing about when that’s the last thing the UK can afford.

Yasha Levine: Silicon Valley and “Communication Weapons of War”

Turns out Silicon Valey isn’t all that innovative on the propaganda front.

Matt Taibbi: It’s Official – Russiagate is This Generation’s WMD

The Iraq war faceplant damaged the reputation of the press. Russiagate just destroyed it.

Brexit: Chaos Visible

Things continue to go badly for Theresa May’s Brexit.

Why a Focus on “Fake News” and Facebook Misses the Internet’s Real Problems – and Solutions

MP’s new ‘fake news’ report largely ignores other platforms like Google and YouTube, and surveillance capitalism itself – and risks sending regulation in the wrong direction.